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BUST SUPPORIER.

No. 507,373. Patented Oct. 24, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUDWIG LENDRY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BUST-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 507,373, dated October24, 1893. Application iiled .Tune 19, 1893. Serial No. 478.046. (Nomodel.)

exact description.

The invention relates to garments, and its object is to provide a newandimproved breast supporter, designed to take the place of the usualcorset and arranged to properly support the breasts withoutinconvenience to the wearer.

The invention consists of certain parts and details, and combinations ofthe same, as will be hereinafter described and then pointed out in theclaim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 isa face view of the improvement as extended; and Fig. 3 is a detail planView of the shoulder strap fastening.

The improved breast supporter is provided with a waist-like garment A,arranged to conform readily to the shape of the body of the wearer, andpreferably made of a Woven or knit fabric. On the front of the garment Aare formed pockets B, made integral with the fabric and adapted tosupport the breasts. The garment A is also provided with shoulder strapsC, made in one continuous piece or in separate iiaps as illustrated inFigs. 2 and 3, the said shoulder straps permitting the wearer to readilypass the arms through the openings formed by the shoulder straps, asillustrated in Fig. 1.

On the rear ends of the garment A are formed vertically-disposed elasticstraps E and E', made of rubber or other suitable material, the strapsbeing united by suitable fastening devices when the garment is worn. Asillustrated in Fig. 2, the elastic strap E is provided with loops F,adapted to engage buttons G, secured on the other strap E.

On the lower end of the garment A is arranged a waist-band D, made of anelastic material such as rubberand extending beyond the ends of the bodyportion of the garment and uniting with the lower ends of the straps Eand E', the waist bands being provided with fastening devices similar tothose on the end straps. By this arrangement the elastic waist-band Dreadily supports the lower end of.the fabric of 'which the garmentA ismade, at the same time permitting free movement of the body of thewearer owing to the elasticity of the waist-band and of the garment A.The upper edge of the garment A is provided with a suitable lacing strapH, which permits of drawing the said edge together so as to readilycause the garment to conform to the shape of the wearersbody. As thegarment is made of a material which readily conforms to t-he body, itwill not inconvenience the wearer, and at the same time it will properlysupport the breasts and also give sufficient ventilationfor the body.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- As an improved article of manufacture a breastsupporter comprising a waist-like garment open in the back and made of afabric adapted to conform readily to the shape of the body, the bodyportion being formed with integral pockets for the breasts, shoulderstraps on the said garment, an elastic waist band extending beyond theends of the body portion of the garment,'elastic straps at the Y ends ofthe body portion said straps being secured to the body portion at one oftheir edges and to the elastic waist band at their lower ends, and afastening device arranged on the elastic straps, substantially as shownand described.

LUDWIG LENDRY.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HosTER, C. SEDGWICK.

